- Jannis Kounellis
Jannis Kounellis was born in
1936 inPiraeus ,Greece .cite web
title = Jannis Kounellis - Biography
url = http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_80.html
publisher =Guggenheim Museum
accessdate = 2007-11-15] He studied at theAccademia di Belle Arti inRome .cite web| title = Jannis Kounellis - Biography | url = http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_80.html | publisher =Guggenheim Museum | accessdate = 2007-11-15]In
1963 , the artist introducedfound objects in his paintings, among them live animals but also fire, earth, burlap sacks, gold. He replaced the canvas with bed frames, doorways, windows or simply the gallery itself. In 1967, Kounellis joined theArte Povera movement ofGermano Celant . In1969 , he exhibited real horses in thegalleria l’Attico . Graudually, Kounellis introduced new materials in his installations (smoke, coal, meat...). The gallery environment was replaced with historical (mostly industrial) sites.Notes
*EXHIBITIONS AT RADIOARTEMOBILE (ROME) [http://www.radioartemobile.it]
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